Mogadishu Welcome

In October 1977, a terror squad called the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacks Lufthansa Flight 181 from Palma de Mallorca with 86 people on board. In solidarity with the German terrorists of the Red Army Faction (RAF), the PFLP wants to force the release of 11 RAF prisoners from German jails, plus $15 million in cash. When German chancellor Helmut Schmidt decides not to give in to the terrorist's demands, an odyssey begins which leads the flight from Rome to Cyprus, Bahrain, Dubai and Aden, to Mogadishu in Somalia. Lead by "Captain Martyr Mahmud" and consisting of two men and two women, the hijackers grow ever more nervous and ruthless. In Yemen, the government blocks the runway to prevent their landing, and Captain Jürgen Schumann has to emergency-land in the sand. When the pilot takes too long inspecting the plane afterwards, Mahmud kills him execution-style in front of all the passengers in the aisle. The co-pilot is forced to fly the plane to Somalia, with the captain's body still on board. That's when the green light is given to take the plane by force, and one of the most daring and successful counter-terror operations ever begins. 
A spine-chilling cliffhanger based on the dramatic real events, featuring stunning new revelations about KGB involvement, and shot by Germany's top director Roland Suso Richter ("Dresden", "The Tunnel"). 

"Mogadishu" ist die hochemotionale Rekonstruktion einer Odyssee von 86 unschuldigen Menschen an Bord der entführten Maschine,Landshut', die von ihrem Start in Mallorca über Rom und Zypern nach Bahrein, Dubai und Aden nach fünf Tagen ein dramatisches Ende in Mogadishu findet. Erstmalig werden die Ereignisse in fiktionaler Form aufgearbeitet und in ein neues Licht gestellt: Bislang wurde die Entführung hauptsächlich in Zusammenhang mit dem politischen Terrorismus in Deutschland gesehen. Tatsächlich wurde die Urlaubermaschine von einer rein arabischen Terrorgruppe entführt. Hinzu kommt die neue Erkenntnis, dass der Anführer der Organisation PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine), Wadi Haddad, der die Entführung verantwortete, ein Agent des KGB war. 
Regie führt der mehrfach preisgekrönte Regisseur Roland Suso Richter ("Dresden", "Der Tunnel"). Holly Fink, der bereits mit Roland Suso Richter "Dresden" realisierte und zuletzt für "Die Flucht" mit dem Bayerischen Filmpreis ausgezeichnet wurde, fotografiert "Mogadishu" (AT)

In October 1977, "Captain Martyr" and three other Palestinian terrorists hijack Lufthansa Flight 181 in Mallorca, with 86 innocent passengers on board. An odyssey around the Mediterranean begins that culminates in Mogadishu, with one of the most successful and daring counter-terrorist raids ever. A thrilling reenactment of a real-life cliffhanger by Germany's top MOW director Roland Suso Richter ("Dresden", "The Tunnel"). 


GERMAN TV AWARD 2009 for best movie 
BAVARIAN TV SPECIAL AWARD 2009 for best director (Roland Suso Richter) 
GOLDEN CAMERA AWARD 2009 for "Best German TV Movie" and "Best German Actor" (Christian Berkel) 
Nominated for PRIX EUROPA 2009 for best movie

Awards

Adolf-Grimme-Institut (2014)
  Adolf-Grimme-Preis
    nominated    Drama Series ()